Calendar of south-metro Halloween events

October 9, 2013 — 1:12pm

Costumes, supplies, make-up, wigs are many of the items one can rent or purchase at Twin Cities Magic & Costume. The legendary costume shop that operated in downtown St. Paul for a quarter-century, is entering its first Halloween season after closing its downtown shop and moving all operations to a spot on Robert Street in West St. Paul. (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES • eflores@startribune.com

EAGAN COSTUME EXCHANGE: Drop off a clean, gently used costume Wednesday or Thursday at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Pkwy., and get a ticket to come back and pick out a different used costume from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Free.

Costumes, supplies, make-up, wigs are many of the items one can rent or purchase at Twin Cities Magic & Costume. The legendary costume shop that operated in downtown St. Paul for a quarter-century, is entering its first Halloween season after closing its downtown shop and moving all operations to a spot on Robert Street in West St. Paul. (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES • eflores@startribune.com

HALLOWEEN HAND-ME-DOWNS: Families can drop off an old costume 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through next Friday, then pick up a "new" costume from the collection between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 19. Those who can't find a suitable hand-me-down costume will get a Halloween surprise instead. Free. Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. 952-953-2300.

The Wisconsin Assembly planned to finish its work for the year Thursday by approving $350 million to build a new prison and provide all parents a $100 per-child tax rebate, although it's uncertain whether either will pass the Senate.

A couple hundred Minneapolis students set out Wednesday afternoon on a march from Martin Luther King Jr. Park in south Minneapolis to City Hall to "voice our concerns about gun violence in schools," according to a Facebook post.